Very often, many people are faced with the problem of the appearance of insects in the house, such as ants, fleas, cockroaches. By their presence, they bring a lot of trouble to household members, disrupting their usual life. At the same time, getting rid of them is quite difficult, even despite the existence of modern means. Probably, fleas are the most troublesome, since they often bite people living in the apartment.
The reasons for the appearance of fleas
Most often, fleas appear in apartments where there are pets - cats and dogs. Usually it is they who bring them from the street, having become infected from other animals. Moreover, sometimes people themselves bring fleas into the house on their clothes or shoes.
Often, owners of apartments located on the ground floors of multi-storey buildings may find that these parasites are walking on their carpets. Most likely, they enter the dwelling from the basement, where all conditions for their reproduction are created - darkness, cold and high humidity. If a person lives in a private house, then it is he who brings them into his home, fleas move onto his clothes from chickens, cows and other animals.
Effective flea elimination techniques
When cleaning an apartment from fleas, you first need to take out all the things - mattresses, pillows, blankets, and knock them out well. Also, if possible, they should be hung out in the sun, since fleas are afraid of heat. While things are drying, let's take care of the apartment.
Currently, there are many chemicals that can effectively get rid of these parasites. If there are animals in the house, the situation becomes a little more complicated, since they need to be removed from their fur as well. You should use the following guidelines to solve this problem:
Clean out the apartment. If a pet lives in the apartment, it is necessary to wash or wash all its accessories. In addition, all carpets and bedspreads in your home should be thoroughly cleaned. It is advisable to place the washed and dried things in a dryer for 20 minutes, if it is not there, steam it. Such an action will kill not only adults, but also flea larvae.
Vacuum all rooms. Before this procedure, it is necessary to sprinkle the carpets abundantly with salt, borax or soda, while carefully rubbing the powder into the pile with a brush. The agent used must be left for several hours. After that, thoroughly vacuum the entire apartment, paying special attention to cool and humid places in the room where these pests like to live.
Wash your pet, while always using a special shampoo. If it is not possible to purchase it, you can prepare a decoction on your own, allowing you to cope with the problem: you need to take 2 tablespoons of fresh rosemary leaves, pour them with a liter of water and cook for half an hour. Strain the broth, dilute with a liter of cold water and rinse the pet. You do not need to wash off the broth, you should let the animal dry naturally so that the smell of rosemary remains.
Thoroughly treat all surfaces in the living area with a disinfectant, after which you should leave the apartment for 3 hours. When you return, you need to ventilate the room well, while it is better not to be in it for some time.
If you do not want to use purchased disinfectants, you can use folk recipes:
it has long been known that fleas are afraid of pungent odors that can be obtained using decoctions of eucalyptus, tansy, wormwood, mint;
fresh pine sawdust, which can be spread in the apartment in the habitat of parasites, will help to carry out an effective fight;
a product made from brewer's yeast and garlic also allows you to expel fleas from the apartment.
Compliance with these simple recommendations will certainly help get rid of fleas in the apartment. And in cases where you are not confident in your abilities or you do not have the opportunity to carry out these activities, it is better to seek help from professional services dealing with the destruction of insects.